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capered

ca·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [key-per]
    • /ˈkeɪ pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [key-per]
    • /ˈkeɪ pər/

Definitions of capered word

  • verb without object capered to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol. 1
  • noun capered a playful leap or skip. 1
  • noun capered a prank or trick; harebrained escapade. 1
  • noun capered a frivolous, carefree episode or activity. 1
  • noun capered Slang. a criminal or illegal act, as a burglary or robbery. 1
  • idioms capered cut a caper. cut (def 84). 1

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Origin of capered

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; figurative use of Latin caper he-goat (cognate with Old English hæfer, Old Norse hafr, Old Irish caera sheep < a West IE term *kap-(e)ro- for a domesticated smaller animal); for the meaning, cf. dog (v.)

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Parts of speech for Capered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

capered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

capered usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for capered

noun capered

  • adventured — Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.
  • gagged — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
  • gamboled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
  • hopped — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
  • jested — a joke or witty remark; witticism.

verb capered

  • frolicked — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
  • pranced — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
  • bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
  • romped — to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
  • skipped — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

Antonyms for capered

verb capered

  • allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.

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